# Access Control and Roles ### About this export | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | **content_type** | lesson | | **platform** | contentstack-academy | | **source_url** | https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/account-management/access-control-and-roles | | **course_slug** | account-management | | **lesson_slug** | access-control-and-roles | | **markdown_file_url** | /academy/md/courses/account-management/access-control-and-roles.md | | **generated_at** | 2026-04-28T06:55:34.147Z | > Part of **[Account Management](https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/account-management)** on Contentstack Academy. **Academy MD v3** — structured for retrieval; no quiz or assessment keys. #### Video details #### At a glance - **Title:** Access Control And Roles - **Duration:** 54s - **Media link:** https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/MYAfZahY - **Publish date (unix):** 1751913429 #### Streaming renditions - application/vnd.apple.mpegurl - audio/mp4 · AAC Audio · 113780 kbps - video/mp4 · 180p · 180p · 142646 kbps - video/mp4 · 270p · 270p · 159961 kbps - video/mp4 · 360p · 360p · 173826 kbps - video/mp4 · 406p · 406p · 187654 kbps - video/mp4 · 540p · 540p · 220434 kbps - video/mp4 · 720p · 720p · 268230 kbps #### Timed text tracks (delivery) - **thumbnails:** `https://cdn.jwplayer.com/strips/MYAfZahY-120.vtt` #### Transcript Role management within Linux is quite simple. We'll first start by accessing our list of current users from the top right menu. Simply clicking and going to Manage Users. Here, you'll be presented with a list of all current users for this specific account. Within this menu, you can go into a specific user, say Alice, and view all of the permissions that that current user has. Here, by toggling them on or off, I can grant or revoke access to specific roles that have been predefined. Likewise, I can give the user admin access, which is going to give access to all the other sub roles available. The best way to get started is going to be to go to learn.linux, where we have a section on managing account users and the specific permissions and roles available. Here, it's going to break down in finite detail what each role has access to, so that you can decide which role is best for each user on your team. #### Subtitles (WebVTT) ```webvtt WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.240 Role management within Linux is quite simple. 2 00:00:03.240 --> 00:00:05.320 We'll first start by accessing our list of 3 00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:07.800 current users from the top right menu. 4 00:00:07.800 --> 00:00:10.620 Simply clicking and going to Manage Users. 5 00:00:10.620 --> 00:00:12.640 Here, you'll be presented with a list of 6 00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:15.640 all current users for this specific account. 7 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:18.840 Within this menu, you can go into a specific user, 8 00:00:18.840 --> 00:00:21.400 say Alice, and view 9 00:00:21.400 --> 00:00:23.640 all of the permissions that that current user has. 10 00:00:23.640 --> 00:00:25.960 Here, by toggling them on or off, 11 00:00:25.960 --> 00:00:27.840 I can grant or revoke access 12 00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:30.160 to specific roles that have been predefined. 13 00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:33.080 Likewise, I can give the user admin access, 14 00:00:33.080 --> 00:00:34.240 which is going to give access to 15 00:00:34.240 --> 00:00:36.600 all the other sub roles available. 16 00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:38.800 The best way to get started is going to be to go to 17 00:00:38.800 --> 00:00:41.720 learn.linux, where we have a section on 18 00:00:41.720 --> 00:00:42.920 managing account users and 19 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:45.000 the specific permissions and roles available. 20 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:46.400 Here, it's going to break down in 21 00:00:46.400 --> 00:00:49.080 finite detail what each role has access to, 22 00:00:49.080 --> 00:00:50.400 so that you can decide which role is 23 00:00:50.400 --> 00:00:52.840 best for each user on your team. ``` ```transcript [00:00] Role management within Linux is quite simple. [00:03] We'll first start by accessing our list of [00:05] current users from the top right menu. [00:07] Simply clicking and going to Manage Users. [00:10] Here, you'll be presented with a list of [00:12] all current users for this specific account. [00:15] Within this menu, you can go into a specific user, [00:18] say Alice, and view [00:21] all of the permissions that that current user has. [00:23] Here, by toggling them on or off, [00:25] I can grant or revoke access [00:27] to specific roles that have been predefined. [00:30] Likewise, I can give the user admin access, [00:33] which is going to give access to [00:34] all the other sub roles available. [00:36] The best way to get started is going to be to go to [00:38] learn.linux, where we have a section on [00:41] managing account users and [00:42] the specific permissions and roles available. [00:45] Here, it's going to break down in [00:46] finite detail what each role has access to, [00:49] so that you can decide which role is [00:50] best for each user on your team. ``` #### Lesson text Find out how to assign roles and set permissions in Lytics. **Note**: On January 10, 2023, we upgraded our UI with a new, refreshed interface. All of the underlying functionality is the same, but you will notice that things look a little different from this Academy guide. The most notable change is that the navigation menu has moved from the top of the app to the left side. We appreciate your patience as we work on updating our Academy. ## What will I learn? * How do I invite users to my account? * How do I change roles and permissions? * What roles are available to assign? In the "Access Control And Roles" video, we'll introduce you to Lytics user roles and how they can be modified to control which of your users has access to what. For more information, see our [Managing Users documentation](https://docs.lytics.com/docs/account-users). **Managing Personally Identifiable Information (PII)** You can hide PII from any users who shouldn't have access to it by setting the private fields for your account. #### Key takeaways - Connect **Access Control and Roles** back to your stack configuration before moving to the next module. - Capture one concrete artifact (screenshot, Postman call, or code snippet) that proves the step works in your environment. - Re-read the delivery versus management boundary for anything you changed in the entry model. ## Supplement for indexing ### Content summary Access Control and Roles. Find out how to assign roles and set permissions in Lytics. Note : On January 10, 2023, we upgraded our UI with a new, refreshed interface. All of the underlying functionality is the same, but you will notice that things look a little different from this Academy guide. The most notable change is that the navigation menu has moved from the top of the app to the left side. We appreciate your patience as we work on updating our Academy. What will I learn? How do I invite users to my account? How do I change roles and permissions? What roles are available to assign? In the "Access Control And Roles" video, we'll introduce you to Lytics user roles and how they can be modified to control which of ### Retrieval tags - Access - Control - and - Roles - account-management - lesson 02 - Access Control and Roles - account-management lesson ### Indexing notes Index this lesson as a primary chunk tagged with lesson_id "02" and topics: [Access, Control, and, Roles]. Parent course slug: account-management. Use asset_references URLs as thumbnail hints in search results when present. Never surface LMS quiz content or assessment answers from this file. ### Asset references | Label | URL | | --- | --- | | Video thumbnail: Access Control and Roles | `https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/MYAfZahY/poster.jpg?width=720` | ### External links | Label | URL | | --- | --- | | Contentstack Academy home | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/` | | Training instance setup | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/training-instance` | | Academy playground (GitHub) | `https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-academy-playground` | | Contentstack documentation | `https://www.contentstack.com/docs/` | | Managing Users documentation | `https://docs.lytics.com/docs/account-users` |